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PhantasmKiss
6 years agoNew Spectator
I like simplicity in design, and though the first was the simplest, the third was the easiest to use. The new design is bright and colorful, but there's a lot going on in a lot of different places and instead of a visual flow, my eyes just jump around. I don't need to watch videos for all the packs I don't have, and being bombarded with it isn't going to encourage me to spend more. It's going to make me avoid the main menu, rather than sitting there while I poke around the gallery.
They're trying to keep things fresh, which is good. They're trying to get people to like/accept this game instead of holding out for the mythical Sims 5, which is also good. The redesign is all in on the 80's aesthetic, which is really hot right now, but I don't think it works for the Sims. Somehow, the redesign looks cheap. The game itself tries to be pretty, what with the set-dressing backgrounds on the worlds, the maps that try to look like maps, and the effort they've put into the look of the Sims themselves. The redesign doesn't feel like Sims 4.
I also miss the EPs having different colors. The icons all felt unique, and they took away the bright and colorful from that area. If there's one good thing about the redesign, it's that all the packs I don't have are now smushed into a corner away from the play button. I'll learn to ignore the loud stuff eventually.
They're trying to keep things fresh, which is good. They're trying to get people to like/accept this game instead of holding out for the mythical Sims 5, which is also good. The redesign is all in on the 80's aesthetic, which is really hot right now, but I don't think it works for the Sims. Somehow, the redesign looks cheap. The game itself tries to be pretty, what with the set-dressing backgrounds on the worlds, the maps that try to look like maps, and the effort they've put into the look of the Sims themselves. The redesign doesn't feel like Sims 4.
I also miss the EPs having different colors. The icons all felt unique, and they took away the bright and colorful from that area. If there's one good thing about the redesign, it's that all the packs I don't have are now smushed into a corner away from the play button. I'll learn to ignore the loud stuff eventually.
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